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Jews and Money. Asian Drivers. Polish IQ. CPT… that's racist! But where do these stereotypes come from? Comedian Mike Epps explores the backstories of this humor and how history and fact often distorts into a snide – but sometimes funny – shorthand.

"INSPIRED" features celebrities, visionaries and some of the biggest newsmakers of our generation, recounting the stories behind their biggest, life-changing moments of inspiration.

In a compelling series of verite encounters, Win Win provides unique access into the minds and lives of the world’s most-celebrated entrepreneurs and athletes.

Explore what it means to be human as we rush head first into the future through the eyes, creativity, and mind of Tiffany Shlain, acclaimed filmmaker and speaker, founder of The Webby Awards, mother, constant pusher of boundaries and one of Newsweek’s “women shaping the 21st Century.”

Nicole Richie brings her unfiltered sense of humor and unique perspective to life in a new series based on her irreverent twitter feed. The show follows the outspoken celebrity as she shares her perspective on style, parenting, relationships and her journey to adulthood.

Comedy is hard, but teaching comedy to children is hilariously difficult. Kevin Nealon is giving the challenge to some world-famous comedians. As these young minds meet with comedy’s best, get ready to learn some valuable comedy lessons, and to laugh!

James Franco loves movies. He loves watching them, acting in them, directing them, and even writing them. And now, he’s going to take some of his favorite movie scenes from the most famous films of all time, and re-imagine them in ways that only James can.

The story of punk rock singer Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! who came out as a woman in 2012, and other members of the trans community whose experiences are woefully underrepresented and misunderstood in the media.

Executive produced by Zoe Saldana (who will be the subject of one episode), a celebrity travels back to their hometown to pay tribute to the one person from their past (before they were famous) who helped change their life by giving them an over-the-top, heart-felt surprise.

Enter the graceful but competitive world of ballet through the eyes of executive producer, Sarah Jessica Parker. This behind-the-scenes docudrama reveals what it takes to perform on the ultimate stage, the New York City Ballet. Catch NYCB on stage at Lincoln Center.

Park Bench is a new kind of "talking show" straight from the mind of born and bred New Yorker and host, Steve Buscemi.

Go behind the scenes with some of the biggest digital celebrities to see what life is like when the blogging and tweeting stops.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Cairo this week to try and broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. But as the conflict in Gaza intensifies and the body count climbs higher, the U.S. is taking action to relieve the humanitarian crisis. The State Department announced Monday it has earmarked $47 million in Gaza aid. This includes a $15 million contribution to the United Nation's refugee agency, as well as $13.5 million in existing USAID funds redirected to the Gaza conflict zone. That humanitarian aid will primarily go towards shelter, food and medicine for Palestinians affected by the ongoing Israel-Hamas battles in the area. Israel's ongoing ground operation in Gaza. UN refugee shelters in the region report almost 85,000 Palestinians have sought refuge after been displaced during this latest conflict. The fighting has grown bloodier on both sides, as well; Israeli Defense Forces say 25 soldiers and two civilians have been killed by Hamas, while the UN estimates over 570 Palestinians have been killed so far, many of them civilians. The conflict has inspired a wave of humanitarian aid to the region from international organizations, along with countries like Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, And Afghanistan, which sent $500,000 million in aid to Gaza — despite its own reliance on $6.7 billion in foreign aid. The international community is currently pushing for a cease-fire and humanitarian corridors into conflict-stricken areas. A brief truce orchestrated by the Red Cross allowed some relief into a wartorn Gaza neighborhood yesterday — but the cease-fire crumbled after two hours.

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